Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made an emotional plea for forgiveness when he officiated at the National Day of Prayer in Harare yesterday, the Daily News reports. In his surprisingly impassioned prayer at State House, Mnangagwa — among other things — asked for clemency for the various misdeeds that…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ HARARE was once again hit by chaotic scenes yesterday, after security forces stopped tens of thousands of people from entering the central business district (CBD) — as the country held its day of national prayer, the Daily News reports. Not for the first time, the heightened security was…
©️ EXILED former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has said he is a firm believer in constitutionalism and cannot stage a coup as he was a victim of the same in November 2017, the Daily News reports. This follows allegations by the government that he peddled lies about an impending coup against President Emmerson Mnangagwa….
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWEANS face starvation amid revelations that the country’s national cereal production for the 2019-2020 season has failed to meet national demand by a massive 50 percent, the Daily News reports. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) has said the country is facing its worst hunger crisis…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw©️ ORDINARY Zimbabweans’ loss of hope has become palpable as the prices of basic goods and services continue to skyrocket, with no imminent solutions in sight to address the country’s worsening economic crisis. This comes as consumers who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said while they were worried about…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw©️ THE MDC Alliance has received the backing of the trustees of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House who say the pact should remain in occupation of the hugely symbolic building, the Daily News reports. However, the interim leadership of the MDC says the development “will not change anything” because the March…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO ©️ RETURNING residents at Bulawayo Polytechnic have raised concern over the way they have been treated since checking in at the quarantine centre. Returnees who spoke to this publication yesterday complained of being over detained beyond the mandatory 21 days with some claiming to have clocked 43 days in the…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the country is likely to experience up to 50 percent increase in child malnutrition owing to the country’s worsening economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). This comes as the United Nations Development Programme…
SINDISO MHLOPE Senior Staff Writer msindiso@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw ©️ NELSON Chamisa’s alleged “big-headedness” and refusal to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has hampered much-needed national dialogue to help resolve Zimbabwe’s myriad challenges, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily News on Sunday this week, Charamba also insisted that President…
A LOCAL representative of a company that is at the centre of a US$60 million coronavirus supplies procurement storm, Delish Nguwaya, appeared in court yesterday, the Daily News on Sunday reports. The 36-year-old — who represents Drax Consult SAGL and Drax LL, also known as Drax International — is facing two counts of fraud. He…
